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Why Robin Thicke should never have been sued

Robin Thicke was just sued for like $7 million dollars 'cause his bass line - just the bass line - kind of sounded like someone elses song from ages ago...

Do you have any idea how many songs use exactly the same chords? Do you?

When I teach people to play guitar I tend to ask them what type of music or band they like and then teach them the C, D, E and G chords first - because every genre of music has a list of songs that all use a combination of just these chords, in very similar progressions and timings.

That doesn't make them the same song.

To illustrate this point I've included the amazing video above by Australia's own The Axis of Awesome, check out how many song you know, that not only use exactly the same chords, but exactly the same chord progression...

Author's Bio - Daniel Kroker

Though coming from a home where English was the second language, he wrote his first story at eight years of age. He couldn't spell, was barely legible—but instantly fell in love with the idea of pouring heart and soul onto a page.

Daniel has an extensive background in non-fiction, creating learning material on behalf of ChalkPort Pty Ltd since 2001. He studied creative writing and poetry at the University of Queensland and is now a major creator contributor behind www.DAN-isms.com, as well as a socially responsible gender-equality-Ronin for www.EqualityAgnostic.com

Daniel currently lives atop a mountain in Queensland surrounded by ten acres of natural bushland, where his caffeine fuelled cursing at a keyboard is tolerated by the world’s most supportive partner and two amazing sons.